American Public University System Business Annotated Bibliography

Online Library Exercise and Annotated Bibliography

Description: The assignment will help the student begin to identify research questions and the strategies to answer the question from the week 3 assignment.

Part 1: Go to the APUS Online Library and watch the following videos.

Navigating Your APUS Library

Get to Know Your Trefry Library

• Trefry Library Tour | 2:58
  Take a quick navigational tour of your Library
• Defining the Library
  An interactive glossary of terms commonly used in the library

Research

• Finding Books Using a Primo Search | 2:18
  Learn how to use Primo to find books for your research.
• Finding Articles Using a Primo Search | 2:09
  Learn how to tailor your Primo search using filters, how to access full-text, and how to save resources for later use.
• Finding Articles Using Subscription Databases |3:31
  Learn how to find and choose the best database to search for relevant research on your topic.
• Finding Journals Using a Primo Search | 2:30
  Learn how to track down a specific journal or full text to a specific article.
• Finding Scholarly Resources Using Google Scholar | 2:14
  Learn how to use Google Scholar to find scholarly resources on the open web.
• Search WorldCat | 0:59
  Learn how to search for books (and more!) in libraries near you.

Subject Specific Research

• Researching Federal Legislation Using Congress.gov | 4:31
• GIS for Public Policy | 13:30
  This is an introductory video that discusses how GIS (geographic Information Systems) can be used in the field of Public Policy.
• Introduction to Nexis Uni | 6:09
• Legal Writing and Citing Resources | 4:15

Part 2: Annotated Bibliography

Using the library, locate two articles from journals of interest (eg. American Journal of Public Health) germane to your research project due in week 8.

Complete the Annotated Bibliographies for two scholarly sources. This is a formal bibliography that includes citations of sources with summary and evaluation information for each source. The emphasis is on finding accurate, reliable sources and providing a clear summary and evaluation for each source. Please see attached for examples on how to complete the Annotated Bibliography.

If you need any help, the librarians will answer questions and help you find what you need.